We had a good sleep in our hotel room and woke to good weather, very hot and a clear blue sky. It was a good decision to have a hotel room for a night as we have 5 nights camping in Italy.
We packed up, paid the bill then drove to Chamonix for breakfast we stopped at the field to the rear of the town and threw the ball for the dogs, we get loads of strange looks from other people when we do this. This field is where they teach people to parasend.
This an was being taught to get the chute up and fly, obviously he was not going to to far.
This is a good place to exercise the dogs, Chamonix is a lovely town, it reminds me very much of Aspen, clean, open, fresh and friendly.
Susan took this, no idea what it is of.
We had a nice breakfast in the main street then set off for Italy, our journey took us through the Mt Blanc Tunnell. 11km of passageway, the scene a few years ago of a horrific accident caused by a truck fire where many people died. The safety precautions are good, lots of advice and rules to stick to. It cost 33 euros to use, at that rate it works out at about 3 euros per km, I could build it for that!
We arrived into Italy to absolutely no fanfair, Ben fell asleep in France and woke up in Italy, not sure he understands the significance of that. We stopped for a break at a service station but other than that we just drove.
This flower was growing at the service station, having not featured a flower for a while I felt it was time.
We arrived at Lake Maggiore, it is a good day but looks thundry. The lake is stunning, typical Italian scenery , crazy drivers and loads of cars.
Our site is by the lake, the road separates us from the lake but there is an underpass, we were the last pitch but it is a good one, high up on the terrace with good views of the lake. The ground is like concrete, getting the pegs in was a real challenge, in the end I borrowed a hammer from our neighbour.
After we got set up we took the dogs to the lake for a swim.
This is the view from our pitch. Just below us is 2 young dutch couples, about 20 (ish), Susan thinks she’s watching a porn film when she looks over, they are getting up to some interesting things – it’s all too much for me and I don’t look – obviously.
Tonight we will eat at the restaurant at the site and tomorrow do a bit of exploring.
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